diff --git a/tests/types/tisopr.nim b/tests/types/tisopr.nim
index b9acfa5fbe..14999ebee1 100644
--- a/tests/types/tisopr.nim
+++ b/tests/types/tisopr.nim
@@ -23,22 +23,23 @@ template yes(e: expr): stmt =
 template no(e: expr): stmt =
   static: assert(not e)
 
-var s = @[1, 2, 3]
+when false:
+  var s = @[1, 2, 3]
 
-yes s.items is iterator
-no  s.items is proc
+  yes s.items is iterator
+  no  s.items is proc
 
-yes s.items is iterator: int
-no  s.items is iterator: float
+  yes s.items is iterator: int
+  no  s.items is iterator: float
 
-yes s.items is iterator: TNumber
-no  s.items is iterator: object
+  yes s.items is iterator: TNumber
+  no  s.items is iterator: object
 
-type
-  Iter[T] = iterator: T
+  type
+    Iter[T] = iterator: T
 
-yes s.items is Iter[TNumber]
-no  s.items is Iter[float]
+  yes s.items is Iter[TNumber]
+  no  s.items is Iter[float]
 
 type
   Foo[N: static[int], T] = object